1982 was a year when thousands watched The Rolling Stones take to the stage at Roundhay Park while the city’s pub and restaurant culture was thriving alongside city centre shopping. These 18 photos showcase a year in the life of your city and its residents. They are a mix from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: 22 photos take you back to Leeds in 1980 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds in 1982
August 1982 and pictured is Regal Motors car showroom on Low Road, named after the Regal Cinema which once occupied the site. The cinema opened on January 6, 1913, as the Pavilion and changed its name to the Regal in 1930. It closed on May 30, 1959. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
8. Leeds in 1982
View looks from Hunslet Road towards Bridge End and Lower Briggate. The tall building on the left is the rear of the former Leeds City Transport offices now the Malmaison Hotel. Also on the left there is a glimpse of Leeds Bridge and behind it the business of Alpha Music at numbers 10 to 18 Bridge End. In the centre is the Golden Lion Hotel at number 2 Lower Briggate which stands at the corner with Sovereign Street. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
9. Leeds in 1982
The Thorner Hand Bell Ringers pictured in October 1982. From left are Jean Handley, Sheila Westerman, George Hartley, Meg Falls, Joe Wright, Carol Clarkson and Christine Atkinson. Missing from picture is Eva Parker, the eighth member. Photo: YPN
10. Leeds in 1982
Peter Dennison from Woodlesford pegs up his board in the Leeds Regional Final of the National Dominoes Championship played at Leeds University Refectory in September 1982. Photo: YPN
11. Leeds in 1982
Looking across to Lowtown at the junction with Hough Side Road, from snow-covered wasteland in the foreground in January 1982. On the left is the Victoria Hotel. To the right are Polymax Belting Ltd. and Charles Smith, greengrocer. Photo: Leeds Department of Planning
12. Leeds in 1982
Law Library on the Calverley Street side of the Town Hall, overlooking the side entrance to the Central Library. Bookshelves line the walls with study desks and chairs situated in the centre. The Law Library was moved to the Combined Court on August 23, 1982. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net